What to do when your recyclables/ trash are tagged and not collected

Recycling and trash collection crews place orange tags on your materials when they are not accepted for pickup that day. The tag should be filled out, explaining why the material was left at the curb. Please contact us if you have questions about the tag or why your items were not collected.

Yard trim

Leaves, grass, brush, and other yard trimmings must be packaged in paper bags, reusable cans, or with twine, as relevant.

This bag shown was tagged because the leaves are in a plastic bag.

Choose from these options:

Take the yard trim bag directly to the Shady Grove Transfer Station and Processing Facility. If you go to the Transfer Station, you do not need to repackage, because you can simply empty your plastic bag(s) of material onto the yard trim pile, and then put your bag(s) into the trash.

Bulk trash

Bookcases, desks, shelves, large doll houses, televisions, and other bulky items are not normal household trash.

This pile was tagged because pickup of bulk trash must be scheduled in advance if you receive County-provided trash service. If your trash service is by "private subscription," contact your collection company directly for information on their services.

Choose from these options:

Large Appliances

Large appliances are recyclable through our scrap metal recycling program. This clothes washer was tagged and left behind because it was set out as trash, and a scrap metal pickup had not been requested for it.